Gouda, Netherlands

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Did you know? Gouda

Gouda has been famous for cheese-making since the 12th century, and the traditional cheese market still runs every Thursday morning in the town square during summer.

The city's iconic Gouwekerk (Great Church) took over 150 years to build (1485–1638) and contains the Netherlands' largest collection of stained-glass windows.

Gouda is one of the oldest cities in Holland, receiving its charter in 1272, making it older than Amsterdam.

The town is the birthplace of the stroopwafel—a thin waffle treat filled with caramel syrup that's now sold worldwide.

Gouda lies in the heart of the Green Heart (Groene Hart), a rural region of polders and waterways between Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht.

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